TORONTO – Quarterback Will Finch threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns to help lead the Western Mustangs to a 61-0 win over the York Lions on Saturday afternoon at York Stadium.
“I thought we did a good job—we played pretty consistent, we did a good job dominating the offensive line and our defensive line was strong,“ said Western head coach Greg Marshall following the win.
“York’s young and they had injuries out there. They’re young up front—they lost a couple kids today so I hope they’re okay but you know what our guys looked good. They were pretty sharp, they came out pretty hungry. The guys looked pretty sharp out there and Will was good. There were some things, but we kept it pretty basic.”
Finch, who was nearly perfect on the day, completed 21 of 25 passes to lead a Mustangs offence that fired on all cylinders in their first game of the 2014 campaign, racking up 650 total yards including 280 yards through the air and another 370 on the ground.
Five different Mustangs found the end zone on Saturday, including Finch with three touchdown passes and Matt Uren with two first half TDs. Brian Marshall, Yannick Harou, and Stevenson Bone also chipped in with one score a piece.
In his first game as a Mustang kicker Zack Medeiros performed well, going 4-5 on field goals with three singles and six extra points to record 21 total points in his Western debut.
On the other side of the ball the purple and white defence was led by Jesse McNair and Malcolm Brown with four tackles tackles each, while Daryl Waud led the team with two sacks. Although he may not have led the team in stops, Kalvin Johnson had the defensive highlight of the day, picking off a pass from York quarterback Todd Hoover and taking it back for six points late in the second quarter.
The Mustangs opened the scoring early, as following a conceded safety from the Lions, Harou scored on a three-yard run to put Western up 9-0 just over five minutes into the game. Finch and Uren then connected for their first touchdown of the day, scoring on a 40-yard pass to give Western a 17-0 lead after the first quarter.
Western’s offence continued to roll in the second frame, and it was Finch and Uren connecting once again, this time on a 14-yard pass to extend the Mustangs lead to 24-0. They’d make it 31-0 a short time later on a fantastic catch from Brian Marshall who came down with the ball despite being in traffic with a York defender. Following a 30-yard field goal from Medeiros, Johnson rounded out the first half scoring with a 37-yard interception return.
The second half saw more of the same, although it was Medeiros providing the bulk of the scoring, connecting on field goals from 15, 26, and eight yards along with two singles and an extra point following a rushing touchdown from Bone to cement a 61-0 win for the Mustangs.
Western now gets set to take on the Queen’s Gaels on Saturday, September 13 at Richardson Stadium. Game time is set for 1 p.m. and fans can watch all the action live on OUA.tv, or listen live on CHRW Radio or on Newstalk 1290 CJBK with Tom McConnell and legendary Mustangs coach Larry Haylor calling all the action.
Source: Tony von Richter, Western Mustangs Sports Information
| Western Mustangs vs. York Lions at Toronto 9/6/2014 at 1:07pm |
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| Western 61 |
York 0 |
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
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| Western (1-0) | 17 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 61 |
| York (0-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toronto | York Stadium | |||||
| PRD | TIME | SCORING SUMMARY | WESTERN – YORK |
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| 1 | 12:09 | Western – Team safety | 2 – 0 |
| 1 | 09:16 | Western – Y. Harou 3 yd run. (Z. Medeiros kick is good). Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards in 2:45. |
9 – 0 |
| 1 | 09:16 | Western – Z. Medeiros rouge point. | 10 – 0 |
| 1 | 08:33 | Western – M. Uren 40 yd pass from W. Finch. (Z. Medeiros kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 40 yards in 0:12. |
17 – 0 |
| 2 | 14:11 | Western – M. Uren 14 yd pass from W. Finch. (Z. Medeiros kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 108 yards in 1:35. |
24 – 0 |
| 2 | 09:25 | Western – B. Marshall 25 yd pass from W. Finch. (Z. Medeiros kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards in 1:50. |
31 – 0 |
| 2 | 03:55 | Western – Z. Medeiros 30 yd field goal. Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards in 3:44. |
34 – 0 |
| 2 | 02:55 | Western – K. Johnson 37 yd interception return. (Z. Medeiros kick is good). | 41 – 0 |
| 3 | 05:37 | Western – Z. Medeiros 15 yd field goal. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards in 4:10. |
44 – 0 |
| 3 | 00:20 | Western – Z. Medeiros 26 yd field goal. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards in 3:59. |
47 – 0 |
| 4 | 13:10 | Western – S. Bone 6 yd run. (Z. Medeiros kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards in 1:51. |
54 – 0 |
| 4 | 13:05 | Western – Z. Medeiros rouge point. | 55 – 0 |
| 4 | 07:17 | Western – Z. Medeiros 8 yd field goal. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards in 4:23. |
58 – 0 |
| 4 | 02:39 | Western – Team safety | 60 – 0 |
| 4 | 00:52 | Western – Z. Medeiros rouge point. | 61 – 0 |
| WESTERN | STATISTICS | YORK |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | FIRST DOWNS | 9 |
| 13 21 0 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
4 2 3 |
| 650 | TOTAL OFFENSE | 135 |
| 77 8.4 |
Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play |
49 2.8 |
| 280 | NET YARDS PASSING | 66 |
| 24-29 9.7 1-1 0 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked: Number-Yards Had intercepted |
10-25 2.6 4-29 2 |
| 370 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 42 |
| 47 7.9 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
20 2.1 |
| 2-80 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 10-363 |
| 40.0 | Average | 36.3 |
| 253 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 92 |
| 10-126 2-85 2-42 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interception Returns: Number-Yards |
2-13 5-79 0 0 |
| 14-127 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 3-30 |
| 1-1 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 1-1 |
| 4-29 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 1-1 |
| 2-42 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 0 0 |
| 29:37 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 26:20 |
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| DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
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| # | WESTERN | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 8 | J. McNair | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 9 | M. Brown | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | 1 – 2 | – | – | 1 | |||
| 36 | P. Huggins | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | – | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 99 | D. Waud | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | 2 – 17 | 2 – 17 | – | – | 1 | |||
| 10 | J. Poulin | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | – | 0.5 – 0 | – | – | ||||
| 97 | A. Pedda | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | – | – | ||||
| 7 | R. Osei-Kusi | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 13 | S. Bahru | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| 31 | J. Beaulieu | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 32 | J. Woodman | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 92 | J. Karroum | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 – 9 | 1 – 9 | – | – | ||||
| 95 | R. Connop | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 12 | P. N’Djore | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 34 | A. Maj | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 42 | R. Northfield | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 – 3 | – | – | ||||
| 75 | R. Butcher | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 6 | R. Rossi | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 28 | T. Marshall | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 29 | C. Wall | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | |||||||
| 37 | P. Fortune | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||
| 30 | J. Brooks | – | – | 1-38 | – | |||||||
| 21 | K. Johnson | – | – | – | 2-42 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 24 | 26 | 37 | 4 – 29 | 8 – 36 | 1 | 1-38 | 2-42 | 5 | |||
| # | YORK | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 8 | Hussein Hazime | 7 | 13 | 13.5 | 1 – 1 | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 4 | Josh Small | 7 | 4 | 9 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 23 | Braedon Cameron | 5 | 3 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 51 | Emmerson Morassutti | 5 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 7 | Kobena Toku | 2 | 6 | 5 | – | 1 – 4 | – | – | ||||
| 95 | Roberto Lopez | 2 | 6 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| 9 | Rees Paterson | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | – | – | 1-0 | – | 1 | |||
| 26 | Dozie Ude | 1 | 5 | 3.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 29 | Ian Lawrence | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 94 | Mack Chapman | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 99 | Cole Austen | 1 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 54 | Dalton Lisso | 1 | 3 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 14 | Khalil Douglas | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 97 | Broderick Martin | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 2 | Jonathon Howard | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 11 | Trey Cordle | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 17 | Mark Frimpong | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 40 | Airgama Abaya | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 93 | Jessy DePeterillo | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 98 | Mathew Skoko | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 3 | Mahlique Marks | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 43 | Marc-Olivier Dube | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 91 | Dustin Plett | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TOTALS | 44 | 60 | 74 | 1 – 1 | 2 – 5 | 1 | 1-0 | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| OTHER INFORMATION | |
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| Location: Toronto Stadium: York Stadium Attendance: 3819 |
Referee: H Chiu Umpire: B Pawlowsky Head Linesman: A Wakefield Line Judge: C Walker Back Judge: T Horton Field Judge: B Szigeti Side Judge: P Schmidt |
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